Guelal Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Guelal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guelal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria121:3,219,29645,820
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Guelal (15) may also be a first name.

Guelal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Guelal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Guelal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻝ) is found most in Algeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guelal? popularity and diffusion

Guelal is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Guelal live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,219,296. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Chlef Province, where 33 percent reside, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 33 percent reside and Annaba Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 17 percent reside and Colombia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guelale922/
Guelail922/
Guelall921/
Ghuelal921/
Gelal913,097/
Quelal834,352/
Guilal83295/
Geelal8341/
Gelale8319/
Ghelal833/
Gelald832/
Gielal831/
Kuelal831/
Ngelal831/
Ghellal77376/
Guilale7725/
Gueloul779/
Geelall776/
Guelole774/
Quelale773/
Gehelal771/
Gelacil771/
Ghelall771/
Gilal73391/
Gelol734/
Gylal731/
Gueloule711/
Gelalova711/
Ghilal6785/
Gaylal6785/
Gelole6745/
Gilgal6739/
Quilal6722/
Gajlal6712/
Gehlol676/
Gwilal675/
Gilale675/
Guilol674/
Ngilal674/
Geleil674/
Gailal673/
Kgilal671/
Geloul671/
Goylal671/

Guelal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guelal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻼﻝklal66.67
ﻛﻴﻼﻝkylal33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guelal
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